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Almost-barefoot running gains a toehold

Only a handful of the 2,500 runners in this year’s Air Force Marathon wore “minimalist” shoes — and the winner was one of them.

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Fishing crew details mistaken attack by DDG

Fisherman Jimmie Eady was packing the afternoon’s catch of red grouper and triggerfish into the hold of his 35-foot-long boat on Aug. 17 when he heard the first round hit.

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Pentagon draws flak for rarity of MoH

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn “Al” Cashe was in the gunner’s turret when a massive roadside bomb struck his Bradley fighting vehicle.

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Roy IDs 7 teams that make up new force structure

A new deployment system that the Air Force plans to phase in beginning next year will group all airmen — active-duty, Guard and Reserve — into seven teams based on mission area.

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CIC must support gay troops, says Obama

WASHINGTON — In a sharp rebuke of his Republican rivals, President Barack Obama said anyone who wants to be commander in chief must support the entire U.S. military, including gay service members.

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Airmen sound off on dumb Air Force rules

Staff Sgt. Joshua Campbell doesn’t have a degree in thermodynamics, but he doesn’t need one to know leaving a coffee pot on a burner overnight is a fire waiting to happen.

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Captain posthumously awarded Silver Star

An officer who traded gunfire with a rampaging Afghan pilot earlier this year and was killed during the shootout was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.

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Obama welcomes Dempsey as new JCS chairman

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration welcomed Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Friday and said farewell to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, whose final day as the top American military officer was punctuated … Continue reading

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U.S. military action ‘threat’ unites Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — U.S. accusations that Pakistan is supporting Afghan insurgents have triggered a nationalist backlash and whipped up media fears of an American invasion, drowning out any discussion over the army’s long use of jihadi groups as deadly proxies in … Continue reading

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Suspected Cole bombing mastermind charged

The No. 1 suspect in the planning of the October 2000 attack on the destroyer Cole has been formally charged and could be sentenced to death if convicted, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.

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